When it comes to the world of gaming, no one offered more than Masaya Nakamura. The legendary gaming iconic was known for founding Namco and referred to as the Father of ‘Pac-Man.’ Today the word comes down that The Namco Founder and Father of ‘Pac-Man,’ Masaya Nakamura Has Passed Away. Nakamura died on January 22, but news of his death was just made public.

He is best known for having created the arcade game Pac-Man back in the 1980s and has since become a cultural marvel. Other games designed and developed by Nakamura include Ridge Racer, Soul Calibur, Tekken, Galaxian, Splatterhouse, Dig Dug and Time Crisis. In 2007, Nakamura was awarded the Japanese government’s Order of the Rising Sun. Speak your thoughts on his passing in the comments below and keep it locked for much more coming very soon!